Our TINY HOUSE is RUINED!! | & a huge announcement... | Off grid Abandoned Land
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- We have HUGE NEWS to share, so be sure to watch to the end to see our next big plans for the homestead...!
In this episode of the Cabin Build Series, disaster strikes as extreme weather conditions and gale-force winds completely ruin all the hard work we put into the exterior cork cladding of our tiny house in the mountains.
We get to work to repair the damage, as well as make a lot of progress on the cabin kitchen build, too.
Watch as we build the plywood tiny house kitchen from scratch and install a sink to get one step closer to comfortable off grid living!
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We found this video really helpful and interesting... We only wish we'd found it BEFORE installing the cork panels...!
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We're building a 8 sqm tiny house, to serve as a temporary home as we renovate the stone barn in Spain into the home of our dreams.
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We're Danny and Kate. In 2015 we moved from the UK to Barcelona, and after a few years enjoying the busy city, sunny beaches and snow-capped mountains it's time for a new adventure. We've recently bought land in Spain, in the mountains of Catalunya, to build a mortgage free tiny house and start a self-sustainable off-grid homestead to live off the land.
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HUGE congratulations to you both, how exciting, I'm sure you'll both make exceptional parents and can't wait to meet this new little bundle of joy. Much love xxx
A good vapor barrier is essential for protecting the integrity of your building materials. I love the idea of cork but personally, I would use it as inside insulation where water absorption can be managed. I have had too many bad corks in my long wine drinker life to be sold on this for the exterior surfaces.
Congratulations.
Thank you ☺️💚
Congratulations !
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🎉congratulations 🎉
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Hey guys, hope all is well with you and the new addition arrived safely. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks 👍 definitely more in the works. Things just take a little longer then planned with a little one in toe
There's also the option of using insulation screws (with a wide washer) when fixing cork on to a non-rigid substrate like this - might be worth looking into if you have any issues in the future with delamination.
Thank you for the extra advice!
We had seen these.. but ideally want to avoid being able to see them, if possible.. so we’ll see how the current fix gets on. It might be a future solution though, if this doesn’t hold well. Thanks for sharing 😁
Congrats guys! Yay! 🔥🧨💪🏽🤠👍🏽🧨🔥
Thank you Sonny 💚😁
Your research seemed sound. Live and learn. Congratulations on your little one soon to be born.
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Mistakes are there to be made and learnt from.. It’s all a big experiment, after all 😁
Congratulations to both of you, I am very happy for you, take good care of all 3 of you... Regards
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Wow, did not see that coming, nice surprise!!! Proficiat from Ireland
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Congrats guy! Fantastic news! 🎉🎉🎉
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Felicitats TRIO !!
Moltes gracies 💚
Chickens < Baby Smith 🌻 Eeeeek! What an upgrade for the first little creature you'll be bringing to the farm (after Paco hehe). Cannot wait for the annual harvest and lazy afternoons with a beer on the land and all the memories we'll make together. Congrats again guys!
Tia and Tio will be there sharing every step of her big bold adventures 🥰❤️
I’ve been following you guys from the start, it’s always good to see your progress, partially because I get to live vicariously through your adventure and partially because you’re a breath of fresh air and you don’t try and hide your mistakes. It’s nice to watch something nowadays that feels truly honest. Keep up the good work and know that we’re always rooting for you! 🎉
Commenting again now I’ve seen the announcement! Holy moly congratuloni!!!
Oh congrats!!!!! You look positively glowing!! Now i underdtand why ;)
Glad you were able to fix the panels, it would have been disheartening having to redo it. You may have already looked into it, and decided agajnst it, but just in case, polyurethane is food grade and often used in wooden DIY kitchens. You need several coats but it will protect your wood the best and looks really, really good, as it brings the wood tones to life.
Best wishes on the rest of the build. And gotta say, seeing the primer on the wall, the kitchen set-up it all already looks great!! Well done you three & Paco!!
Ahh thank you 💚
And thanks for the tips about the protector. We’ll look in to that!
Congratulations! Hope you're doing well!
Thank you. We’re all doing well and now just eagerly awaiting “go time” 😁
I did wonder. Well done to you both. Good luck. Hope Pako copes with baby also.
Thank you. We hope so too! 🤞🏻🥰
Huge congratulations on your news! (although I already knew heh) That's a beautiful looking bump! Can't wait to see what the next stage of your life brings.
I was so sad to see the cladding disaster! But at least it had a simple solution without having to change the whole material or something!
Thank you Harriet 💚💚
It’s going to be so exciting for us both to be bringing these little ones along on our adventures 🥰
Hope he’s still doing well over there for you!
Congratulations!! Best blessing ever!! Enjoy every moment!! 🥰
Sorry to hear about the cork! 😢 However, the inside is looking amazing! Good job!
Thank you! 🥰
We’re really happy with how the inside is starting to come together. And the good news is that for the time being the cork fix seems to be holding up 🤞🏻
Congrats on the new addition! We're expecting a new niece any day now too!
Thank you! 💚
Congrats to you too. Good luck for her safe arrival ☺️
Congratulations to you both had a good guess before you mentioned.
Thank you. It was getting far too difficult to keep a bump out of shot 😅
Looking great and congratulations
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Congrat! Great Idea, hope u both happy❤
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Good afternoon from philippines!, Congratulations to you both❤
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Aww congratulations! Looking forward to seeing the baba. Take care now see you soon XXXXXXX
Thank you! 🤗
Congratulations 🎉 Take everything as slow as you guys need too. Enjoy and see you soon. Tiny house looking fab!
Thanks so much! 😊
Congratulations guys
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Congratulations! 💚
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Congratulations both, such wonderful news. The tiny house is looking amazing. Take care ❤
Thank you Wendy 💚😁
CONGRATULATIONS❤
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Such exciting news! 🎉
And great progress on the kitchen too!! 👏🏻
Thanks 💚
Replace the mdf use wood fibre board and render over using isovit by seciltek
this would be sensible long term. For now we are going to stick with the glue and pin method. Once the weather had taken its toll we will have to change the MDF eventually I believe.
I worked with MDF and found it absorbs moisture, then expands and warps. Personally I don't like using it in any areas where it's open to moisture. If I did use it I would always add paint (acrylic), or at least some kind of moisture block.
Maybe use an adhesive that's also a moisture resistant, instead of lime.
Yeah… definitely wouldn’t choose it again, in hindsight! And will probably avoid for almost any other project from now on…!!
It's ok for things like shelving in dry areas as long as it's sealed with paint. I have used it to put backs on cupboards, but it's usefulness is limited.
Congratulations on your pregnancy and hopefully it will be a healthy baby❤
Thank you 💚😁
Congratulations! I had a conversation with my catalan friend a week ago, that nowadays people ether have kids or dogs. And looking at Paco in this video I was thinking about it - that actually you can have both. And then your announcement appeared 😂 🎉
Sending you lots of love ❤ Mucha suerte con todos vuestros proyectos!
¡Muchas gracias! We are so excited to see how they grow up together 🥰
Amazing news, congratulations to both of you :)
Thank you!!
Congratulations to you both 🎉
Thank you ☺️
Aww many many congratulations Kate & Danny, I hope everything goes well with your birth. I'm guessing a boy by your bump!? Been lovely to watch you from your first episode and now starting a lovely new chapter. Fabulous news.
Thank you. Just patiently waiting for her arrival now.. We’re actually having a girl 😁❤️
@@SmithsdaleFarm well that put that old wives tail in place!!! Very exciting, hope the heat isn't getting too much in the last stages.
Congratulations
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Congratulations on the new arrival!! Took you less time to build a tiny human than a tiny cabin, though ;-) :-D Hope this doesn't spell the end of the channel/project, as I was looking forward to more regular updates :-)
Wonderful news! Take super care! Laura ❤❤❤
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Congratulations on the news of your pregnancy - looking forward to seeing the new arrival. I allays enjoy watching your videos and now with an extra pair of hands to help arriving soon you will be able to steam ahead. 😁😁😁
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Just how quickly those little hands will be “helping hands” we’re not sure. Hahaha
Congratulations, your little one will have an amazing place to grow and all natural playground there to explore ❤ We have a finca in Aragón and first time we took our baby there was when he was about 5 months (we currently live in the UK). There was definitely some challenges due to being off-grid, mainly related water (bathing, washing bum...) So this is something to think about when you plan trips with your bundle of joy 👶🏼💦😅
Ah thanks! How old is he now?
We cannot wait to start taking her there for her first adventures! 😍
Thanks for the tips! So many new things to navigate 😬☺️
@@SmithsdaleFarm our son is now 2 yrs, we can't wait to take him back to the finca on coming September! Enjoy the parenthood and don't be too harsh on yourself if daily schedules with the baby don't always go to the plan. Go with the flow, it's a constantly evolving journey ❤
I noticed the baby three months before this video from the changes in your face 😁
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I have sonographic eyes. Even though I don't know the gender of the baby, but seeing your face, I guessed that the baby is a girl, is it true? 😁😁😁
Hi new to your project it's so interesting. Are you using solar generator to power the tools? Do you have access to water? What size tiny house are you allowed to build?
Yes we are using solar for everything while we are there, we have a bluetti power bank - there should be a link somewhere if you're interested. For water, we only have rain catchment, so water storage is something we will be using a lot of in the future. I think the max you can build is 15m2 but we are 8m2 to be on the safe side & raise less questions.
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Aah, congrats to you :)
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You cuties xxx
Congratulations 🎊 I noticed there are some changes on your face but couldn't figure what it is ❤😊
Thank you!! 😊
Hello, first of all, I would like to congratulate you on the completion of your beautiful little house and, of course, on your unborn children. But I'm sending you a little help that might help you get ahead in the future. In my opinion, gluing the cork would have been a better solution with this or a similar product.
Soudabond Easy Genius Gun
Polyurethane adhesive foam, for both absorbent and non-absorbent surfaces.
If you have any professional questions online or would like my opinion, feel free to write to me. I have several years of experience in several construction trades, such as dry construction (plasterboarding), painting, plastering, masonry work, cold cladding. Feel free to write if you think of it and I'll see if I can help!!! Have a nice life :-)
Thanks :) & we'll definitely take at a look at the PU glue.
I guess HDF (High Density fiberboard) was a better option, because it absorbs less water, although es mas caro.
Btw i plan to make a similar Adventure like you guys in a year or two, but going towards Cantabria instead. You're a big inspiration!
Cool! Film it hahaha
looking and figuring out how to do it myself for 2 years now.
Saving my ass off
@@michelrosier468 I'm thinking about it, the problem is I'm a perfectionist, which means I want my video series to be high production quality which will take up a lot of time from the project
Congrats on deciding to embark on your own adventure!! We’re sure you’re going to love it! 💚😁
GOOD MORNING FROM GREECE
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Did you need a permit for a structure like this?
We try not to comment much on permits and permissions to be honest, because the rules differ so much from region to region, and even village to village in Spain. Just because we did something one way doesn’t mean it will be the same for everyone so we wouldn’t want to give advice or false hope for other projects.
What we would say is that our advice would be to talk to locals from your area, or the Ayuntamiento (town hall), to understand the options for a specific property and location ☺️
@@SmithsdaleFarm I understand. Thanks a lot for your reply and advice!
Shame about your cladding, and a lesson to all of us about spreading adhesive! If your current repair turns out insufficient, you might try adding some thin waterproof ply over the MDF to attach the cork to. Also, brushing on paint and varnish is fine, but I encourage you to experiment with mini-rollers. And finally, congratulations and best wishes for the next generation!
Thank you 🥰
Thanks for the tips. We’ll keep the ply idea in our back pocket incase we need another solution in the future! Good news is for now it seems to be holding up 🤞🏻
@@SmithsdaleFarm I thought you were being brave using MDF of any kind, but it wasn't the MDF that failed so far, just the spreading of the adhesive. I continue to watch with interest.
Never use cork on the outsite.
Use it indoors as insulation.
Cork doesn't like rain and uv.
This is waste of time and money.
Thanks for your comment but we have to disagree.. we did a lot of research into using this as an external cladding, before choosing it. There are many successful use cases and building projects (many in Catalunya) where it has been used externally and is still in perfect condition maybe years later. ☺️
@@SmithsdaleFarm I think it can be used but also suspect those projects are using a rainscreen construction detail, which is easy to do with wooden battens into your steel studs. Suggest osb or plywood as your sheathing over the studs though.
Also good luck to paco, I too have paco type dog :) @@SmithsdaleFarm
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Congratulations to the both (three) of you 💕💕
Thank you 💚